zarra jo koi mehr ke misdaq ho gaya
sab shahr us ki dhup ka mushtaq ho gaya

qasr-e-khayal khwab-e-makan aastan-e-dil
rakkhi jahan bhi shama wahi taq ho gaya

in khwahishon ke nag ne kya das liya mujhe
mohlik tha jo wo zahr bhi tiryaq ho gaya

wabasta ho gae hain ab us ki ada se hum
hum par bhi us ke hukm ka itlaq ho gaya

'rahat' pas-e-murad adab guftugu rahi
phir yun hua ki wo bhi bad-akhlaq ho gaya